Read the following excerpt from Because of Winn Dixie, which occurs when Opal is talking to Otis, a person, and answer the quest
ion that follow. “I talked to him real slow and gentle and low, like he was a wild animal that I was trying to get to take food out of my hand.”
From this excerpt what can we conclude about Otis?
A. Otis is hungry and wants food.
B. Otis is friendly and outgoing.
C. Otis is an animal lover.
D. Otis is shy and scared.
The answer is D because the paragraph does not say he is hungry, an animal, or a lover. You can infer that Otis is shy since you don’t really talk to outgoing people like that.
